X-ray tomography applied to electrochemical devices and electrocatalysis

JT Lang, D Kulkarni, CW Foster, Y Huang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a nondestructive three-dimensional (3D) imaging
technique used for studying morphological properties of porous and nonporous materials. In …

Integration construction of hybrid electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction

L Huang, H Niu, C Xia, FM Li, Z Shahid… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is notable progress in the development of efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts,
which are crucial components of fuel cells. However, these superior activities are limited by …

[HTML][HTML] Grooved electrodes for high-power-density fuel cells

CH Lee, WJM Kort-Kamp, H Yu, DA Cullen… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are leading candidates to decarbonize the
transport sector, but widespread deployment will require improvements in lifetime, fuel …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing the role of ionic liquids in promoting fuel cell catalysts reactivity and durability

A Avid, JL Ochoa, Y Huang, Y Liu, P Atanassov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ionic liquids (ILs) have shown to be promising additives to the catalyst layer to enhance
oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. However, fundamental …

Revealing in-plane movement of platinum in polymer electrolyte fuel cells after heavy-duty vehicle lifetime

K Khedekar, A Zaffora, M Santamaria, M Coats… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Fuel cell heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) require increased durability of oxygen-reduction-
reaction electrocatalysts, making knowledge of realistic degradation mechanisms critical …

Advancing next-generation proton-exchange membrane fuel cell development in multi-physics transfer

G Zhang, Z Qu, WQ Tao, Y Mu, K Jiao, H Xu, Y Wang - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
The development of an ultralow-Pt catalyst layer (CL) without sacrificing proton-exchange
membrane (PEM) fuel cell performance and durability is urgently needed to boost fuel cell …

Simulation of cathode catalyst durability under fuel cell vehicle operation–Effects of stack size and temperature

M Shojayian, E Kjeang - Journal of Power Sources, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, a fundamental cathode catalyst degradation model is developed in order to
simulate fuel cell stack durability under realistic vehicle operation. A dynamic platinum …

Assessing utilization boundaries for pt-based catalysts in an operating proton-exchange membrane fuel cell

M Ronovsky, L Pan, M Klingenhof… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Octahedra (oh) PtNiX/C catalysts are notable cathode catalysts for proton-exchange
membrane fuel cells due to their exceptional oxygen reduction reaction activity. Here, we …

Toward a comprehensive understanding of cation effects in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

CH Lee, X Wang, JK Peng, A Katzenberg… - … applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal alloy catalysts (eg, Pt–Co) are widely used in fuel cells for improving the oxygen
reduction reaction kinetics. Despite the promise, the leaching of the alloying element …

Decoupling catalyst aggregation, ripening, and coalescence processes inside operating fuel cells

I Martens, R Chattot, J Drnec - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
Simultaneous in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) of
hydrogen fuel cell electrocatalyst layers allows nanoparticle degradation mechanisms of …